195 Hands on With Horses •Sam MacLean
Acupuncture There are yin and yang ways to be with a horse, or for that matter— with a person as well. That yin aspect might be yielding, but it’s far from weak. And having a broad receptive gaze allows us to see the wholeness beyond the so-called broken parts of those we are...
192 Having a Home Office • Ji Ling Lin
Business & Practice Management What is the best business model and size of acupuncture practice? That depends on the practitioner, their values, goals and individual perspective. Just like our medicine, while there are core principles that form a foundation, the methods that arise and the various...
190 The Power and Practice of “No” • Elisa Yip
Practitioner Cultivation & Development East Asian medicine practitioners want to be helpful. That is often a large part of what drew us to this work. Sometimes being helpful is not in what we say yes to, but rather that to which we say, no. In this discussion with Elisa Yip we look at how saying no is...
189 Cultivating Confidence • Vanessa Menendez-Covelo
Practitioner Cultivation & Development Confidence at the beginning of any endeavor, especially at the beginning of a medical practice, a new business, or new career is not possible. You may have some skills, tools and competence in their use. But confidence, that comes later after you’ve had some skin in...